r/Design
4.5M members
r/Design is a subreddit with 4.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses design, struggling, worst, ai, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review prototyping tool, no-code platform, and 3d software.
Design
Popular Themes in r/Design
#1
Advice Requests
: "Does anyone know the names of 70’s/80’s artists who had this illustration style? (And no, I am NOT using this information for ai prompts. Trying to create a moodboard for inspiration)"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How can I find or design stock images, mostly cliparts or illustrations, that look like the kind that was made for early 2000s/late 90s websites?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "My job just got AI’d out from under me"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/Design
#1
Design
73 posts
#2
Struggling
20 posts
#3
Worst
13 posts
#4
Ai
: "We keep asking how individual designers survive Ai. History suggests that's the wrong question."
12 posts
#5
Looking For
10 posts
#6
Ui
8 posts
#7
Portfolio
7 posts
#8
Hate
6 posts
#9
Product Design
: "Surviving a career pivot from Graphics to Products and working back up to $75k"
6 posts
#10
Career
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/Design
Prototyping Tool
10 reviews
#1
Balsamiq
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sketch
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Figma
4.5★ from 2 reviews
No-code Platform
7 reviews
#1
Squarespace
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Semplice
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wordpress
4.0★ from 1 review
3d Software
7 reviews
#1
Blender
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Cinema 4D
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
KeyShot
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Design
#1
Asking Question (Rule 4)
: "What is this Retro Rainbow Aesthetic called?"
91 posts
#2
Discussion
: "We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’"
41 posts
#3
Someone Else's Work (Rule 2)
: "The Stunning Architecture of a Persian Mosque."
19 posts
#4
My Own Work (Rule 3)
: "Handmade Herman Oak and Hand-Marbled Leather Wallet – Looking for Feedback"
10 posts
#5
Sharing Resources
: "Romanian Athenaeum: A Masterpiece of Architectural Design."
8 posts
#6
Other Post Type
: "Pantone Chairs by Seletti"
7 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "Major/Minor: Visualization of Form through Space."
1 post
Member Growth in r/Design
Yearly
+56k members(1.3%)
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Last updated: July 14, 2026